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talks! Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes March 16, 2010 Audio is only available by calling this number: Conference Call: ; Access Code: Sponsored by

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: You are being recorded… This seminar will be available on the TechSoup website along with past webinar presentations: You will receive a link to this presentation, material and links. After the webinar, you can ask follow-up questions in the Emerging Tech Forum: tinyurl.com/y8vw9gz Twitter hashtags: #techsoup

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Who is this webinar for? This is an overview of essential facts and best practices regarding Twitter –Focus is on organizational accounts –“Stuff we wish we'd known at the start” Most valuable to folks starting out on Twitter, or those with accounts that want to learn how to better use it. Less valuable for Twitter “power users”, though we welcome your feedback

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What is Twitter and how is it used? Twitter is a messaging platform hosted at twitter.com –Often referred to as “micro-blogging” –Severely over-hyped, but often useful Users “Tweet”140-character messages using a browser, cellphone or app. Other users “Follow” tweeters of interest, and see others' tweets in real time as they are posted

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What’s the big deal about Twitter? Twitter is a new way to engage your online networks and keep allies updated on your work –Lighter-weight, more instant than –Social network features propagate tweets –Mobile support can reach new audiences –3rd parties can extend the platform –Unique, incremental step in online comms –It is not The Revolution.

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What’s the big deal about Twitter? Common follow-on questions –Is Twitter going to be around in a 2 years? Probably –Do we need both Facebook and Twitter? Likely, it depends on who you target –Will Twitter replace ? Nope, it complements it –Is Twitter useful for our nonprofit? Ask again in 55 minutes :^)

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: A brandy new Twitter home page

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Essential Twitter Nouns Username: your Twitter identity – Tweet: a single Twitter status update Follower: user who gets your tweets List: collection of Twitter accounts which can be followed as a whole Trend: A commonly tweeted keyword over the past hour, day or week

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Essential Twitter verbs Tweet: post a status update to be seen by all your followers Follow: add another Twitter user the list of users whose updates you receive Retweet: post a tweet from someone else for your followers to see Direct message: send a private tweet to a specific user

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: How do we get followers? Tweet good stuff :^) –Timely announcements –Program updates –Action alerts –Existential musings Retweet others and hope they reciprocate in kind –Twitter is an “attention economy” –Barter is the norm

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Advertise on all web pages

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: How do we get staff to Tweet well? Have Twitter guidelines –Establish a consistent organizational voice –Snarking about old milk in staff room refrigerator is not a good public tweet Follow and study others –Note what you like about others' tweets Trust your gut, use common sense –It's a brave new world, but it's not brain surgery, rocket science or pastry cheffing

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: How can we scale our Twitter use? Start out using Twitter as a simple announcement service As followers grow, engage other users as time permits –Respond to direct communications –Thank people for retweeting & mentions As your following becomes interactive, do intentional engagement –Action alerts, surveys, petitions, questions...

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What else should we know? Frequency of tweeting –It's okay to tweet once a day or several times a week, just keep it real and sincere –Pay attention to your follower count Visibility of Tweets –Tweets are public by default –Treat them as permanent public record –Direct messages are private –You can “protect” your tweets, but...

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Who should own the account? A nonprofit's Twitter account should be owned by the organization –Contact should be something like Forwards to one or more staff members –Don't use a specific staff address –Don't use a non-work address Plan for different staff managing the Twitter account over time

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What is “URL Shortening”? One of the most useful things you can do in Twitter is share or publicize links But with a limit of 140 characters, URL's can take up the whole tweet, or not even fit There are many “URL Shortening Services” that produce tweet-friendly URL's

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What is “URL Shortening”? Example – Can be shortened to – – Tweet: Read our manifesto! Shortening tools – – Great analytics – – The original –...and dozens of others

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What is a “hashtag”? Hashtags are specially marked keywords inside of tweets that indicate the topic of the tweet –Not unlike a subject line in Use # to indicate a hashtag, –#nptech, #costarica or #healthcare Example from twitter.com/inveneo: –#Haiti Update - 1st long-distance WiFi Internet link up second one coming up soon

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What are Twitter lists and do I care? Lists are collections of Twitter accounts which can be followed as a unit Why do I care? –Good way of grouping what you follow –Establish thought leadership in topical areas Unique, valuable lists build higher visibility –Being on other users' lists increases organizational visibility

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Twitter conventions Twitter has many conventions that have been established by users –When you mention a user, precede their name “listening give a groovy webinar” –To complain about something that doesn't work properly, use #fail “#sfmuni 24 bus 45 minutes late #fail”

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: What about “Phishing” on Twitter? Phishing: tricking users into divulging passwords and other personal data Phishing tweets might try to –Impersonate a friend or organization –Get you to click on malicious links –Visit a Twitter look-alike page and supply user name and password It's a brave new ever-changing world –Think thrice before you click

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: How do I know if it's working? Use “listening tools” to see where your tweets are propagating and how your issues/keywords are trending Examples of listening tools –Netvibes.com –Hashtags.org –Radian6.com

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Tell me about other Twitter tools Many tools are built on top of Twitter –Client apps to manage messages –Search tools to explore content –Tweet schedulers to queue up tweets –Petitions to build network support –Fundraising tools to accept donations –Analytic tools to track how you're doing

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Good Nonprofit Twitter examples Three nonprofit tweeters we follow are Other good nonprofit-relevant tweeters include – Beth – Ash – Britt

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Good Nonprofit Twitter examples Our criteria – Tweet useful materials interesting to the audience – Reply and retweet often to build community – Good use of lists Also check who they follow and who they retweet

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Around the Twitter World in 60 Minutes Conference Call: ; Access Code: Continue the Discussion… Additional questions can be answered by posting in the Emerging Tech Forum: –tinyurl.com/y8vw9gz

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